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| JustCoding.com |
| March 2008 |
| Legislative changes to the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment rates |
| Section 115 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Extension Act of 2007 amended Section 1886 (j)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act to apply a zero percent increase to payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) for part of fiscal year (FY) 2008 and all of FY 2009. These new rates are effective for discharges occurring on or after April 1, 2008. |
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